transformers

noun

plural of transformer
as in converters

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  1. engines
  2. machines
  3. motors
Noun
  • Western components remain embedded throughout the aircraft, but China is gradually building domestic alternatives for materials that receive far less attention than engines while remaining essential to aircraft production and maintenance.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Digital storefronts like Steam made independent games easier to distribute, while increasingly accessible technology and innovative gaming engines like Unity and Unreal made indies cheaper to produce.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of engines
Noun
  • The quirky robot is a notable departure from the more unsettling machines that typically make headlines today.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The pace of improvement in AI models has led many observers to predict that human intelligence may soon be overtaken by the cognitive capacity of machines.
    — George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of machines
Noun
  • The bot contains 15 motors, a microphone and speaker, a camera, LiDAR, and two motion sensors, along with a beak for picking up objects.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And like an actual combustion engine, the noise from the Torcal is linked not to the car’s speed, but to the actual work being demanded of its motors.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of motors
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“Transformers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transformers. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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